On Juneteenth, the statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike was torn down and burned in front of MPD headquarters. Here's why it was toppled.

The statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, seen here on Friday evening, June 19, 2020, was the only statue of a Confederate general in D.C. (AFP via Getty/Eric Baradat) AFP via Getty/Eric Baradat ...

A small and relatively unknown statue stands at the east front portico of the US Capitol, called The Peace Monument. It’s a marble sculpture constructed between 1877 and 1878 and includes three ...

President Donald Trump quickly tweeted about the toppling, calling out D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and writing: “The DC police are not doing their job as they watched a statue be ripped down and burn.

WASHINGTON — D.C.'s only outdoor Confederate statue was torn down and burned by protesters on Juneteenth, right outside MPD headquarters. The statue, of Brigadier General Albert Pike, was one of ...

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On Juneteenth, the statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike was torn down and burned in front of MPD headquarters. Here's why it was toppled.

WASHINGTON — D.C.'s only outdoor Confederate statue was torn down and burned by protesters on Juneteenth, right outside MPD headquarters. The statue, of Brigadier General Albert Pike, was one of ...